Jul 21, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI, (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) You shall eat like those who are in flight. When you think of an important meal, you might think of Christmas dinner. You clean and decorate and prepare special foods. Finally, everything is ready, the table is set, and...
Jul 20, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT APOLLINARIS, BISHOP AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I will give you rest. Is Jesus just talking about a good night’s sleep? No! He’s talking about the rest he wants to give us from the burden of trying to follow him on our own strength and wisdom. In fact, Jesus...
Jul 19, 2023 | Word Among Us
15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt? The Scriptures are full of unlikely heroes. Jacob engaged in fraud and trickery to get what he wanted; David was as impulsive as he was zealous; Rahab was a...
Jul 18, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Seeing that he was a goodly child, she hid him. The Book of Exodus relates one of the most memorable and iconic events in history. The descendants of Abraham were being oppressed, exploited, and mistreated, and God...
Jul 17, 2023 | Word Among Us
15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I have come to bring not peace but the sword. At first glance, this passage might stop us in our tracks. Wasn’t Jesus’ whole mission about peace and reconciliation? So why the sword? How can Jesus be the Prince of Peace but also be...
Jul 14, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT KATERI TEKAKWITHA, VIRGIN (MEMORIAL) Be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. As he prepared his apostles for their first outing as missionaries, Jesus knew that they would face misunderstanding and persecution. So he warned them, “Be shrewd as serpents and...
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